Toy



Feb. 26, 1946. J HOJNOWSK, 2,395,549

TOY

Filed April 6, 1945 o Z im Patentecl Feb. 26, 1946 IU N l T-:ED STATESPATEN T 03F F. I CE TOY Jakob 'Hojnowsk,l 3Nekoosa,"Wis.

:.ApplicationApril 6, 1945, Serial No.- 8`6,927

l3 Claims.

.'Thisiinventiorr relates :to certain Vnew and usefulimprovements intoys.

The .primary-robject of 'the invention is to pro- :ivide a toyofthe-general roundabout type `whereinrtoysgures :are rotatablymountedon' the Outer endszofagzradial arm 4carried'by.avertical standard .withthe 4arni.gravitationally `descending on the standard.

.fAffurtherobject of the-invention is to provide a .toy of theiforegoingcharacter wherein aspirally y grooved vertical` lstandard carries a`block member having keyed engagement in theLgroove of thestandard toeffect rotationaldescent thereon with figure toys carried by the blockmemberand independentlyrotatable of the block-memberfdurirrg de sce1it`of the latterA on tthe standard.

Itis -a-furtheri object ofthe invention to-,provide i .With the aboveand other objects in `,view that `willbecome apparent as the natureofthe inven- .tion isbetterunderstood,.the same consists inthe novelform, combination and arrangement .of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, shown in thefaccompanyingdrawing, and claimed.

" In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View, partly in section, of a toyconstructed in accordance with the present invention and illustrating ablock member having keyed contact with thespirally grooved verticalstandard and with igure toys mounted at the outer ends of arms carriedby the block member,

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional View of the block member .showingthe two-part construction thereof, the means for securing the sectionstogether and the key connection with the spirally grooved standard,

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the bottom section of the block membershowing the mounting of the key therein, with the radial arms supportingthe gure toys illustrated by dotted lines,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1,showing the vane construction of lstandard of the gure toy,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the key for connecting the block memberto the spirally grooved standard, and,

Figure 6 is a side edge elevational view of the key.

l in aI circular path, While r the gure toys 1atfthe @outer endofthetarms independently `rotate.` `The block member-that is: designatedin .generalfbythe reference `.character I3 .includes upper and lower.sections .i [.4 and .'I 5 of l generally ldisk vor circularformationfanjd said sections and `I 5 have alined axial openings Iltherein forgfreemountingyupon .the verticaLshaftl I2. .Thefsectionsl4uand`V I5`of .ther block` member .are maintained `in assembledrelation bynieansof` aseriesof `U.shaped clips or .clamps I'I 4that areadapted, for receptionin mat- .ing edgenotches. t8 in the sections 1,4and .Ilias (illustrated.

Thelkeyed ,connection between theblock mem- 1 ber '[3 andthe. sp-rallygrooved shaft |2 is shown 1more,clearlyjin'FiguresZ, `3,'5, ando,`the"key, as

notched edge is bent downwardly as at 23 that presents the congurationof the end portions 22 and 23 of the key nger I9 complemental to thegroove in the spirally grooved shaft I2. The upper face of the lower`section I5 has a depression 24 therein extending from the axial. openingIS toward the periphery of said section and of a shape to receive ngerI9 and head 2|) of the key that is retained by the pin I9a passingthrough the opening 2 I, and said section I 5 is further cut-away as at25 to permit limited flexibility of theworking end 22 and 23 of thefinger I9, this arrangement being illustrated in Figure 2.

The opposed faces of the sections I4 and I5 of the block member I3 areradially grooved from the peripheral edges inwardly to a point spacedfrom the axial openings I6 as indicated by the reference character 26and the inner ends of said grooves communicate with openings 2Iextending downwardly through the lower section I5. Any number of theseradial groove forma.-

"face'of the spirally grooved shaft.-

tions may be provided, three being shown in Figure 3. Figure toysupporting arms or rods 28 have their inner endsl seated in the matinggrooves 2t with the inner terminal ends of said rods bent at rightangles as at 29 for reception in the openings 21 in the section I5, thisarrangement holding the rods against rotation on their axes.

A iigure toy of appropriate design is supported at the outer end of eachrod 28, the toys illustrated being in the form of skirted dolls 30, aspindle 3| rising from the outer end of each rod y rotatably supportingthe frame 32 of the figure From the above detailed description of theinthe form of ribs or varies 33 as illustrated in Figure 4 for purposespresently to appear.v

With the block member I3 disposed above the grooved shaft I2, the weightof the block member,

Aradial arms 23 and ligure toys 3'0 will eect a gravitational descentof. the block' member .and with the finger connection YI9 between'theblock member andspiral groove of the shaft; the `block member is causedto rotate during 'such descent.

, `base l0 and adjacent the upper end of the spirally During thisrotation the radial arms 28 are moved in a'circular path and theactionof theV air on f the vanes 33 of the 4skirt portion of the figure so`Veiie'cts rotation of the gure toys 3d upon ther spindles 3l risingfrom the outer ends oftherods 28. It will be noted that the upper andlower sec-` tions I4 and I5 of the block I3 are 0f solid constructionand, further, that the cut-away portion 25 in the upper face of thelowersection I5 of the block deepens in a direction toward the spirally-grooved vertical shaft I2. After the block carrying Ythe radial armsand the toys at the outer cut-away portion 25 and wiping over theouterWhen the block is restored to a position adjacent the upperend'of'theshaft, the Aoperating end of the keyfingerautomaticallyvengages in thevgrIQQYe ofthe y shaftforiltrackiln'gengagement therewith.

vention it is believed that the construction and operation thereof willat once be apparent and while there'is herein shown and described thepreferred embodiment of thev invention, it is nevertheless to beunderstood that' minor changes may be made therein without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim: i 1. In a toy of the character described, a spirally groovedvertical shaft, a block vertically slid- Y able and rotatable thereonand in threaded engagement with the shaft, rods radiating from saidblock andrfigure'toysv rotatably mounted at the outer ends of said rods,said block being formed of two sections and a key nger secured betweensaid sections and having an end inclined inthe direction of thespiralgroove in said shaft and tracking therein.

f 2. In a toy of the character described, a spirally grooved Verticalshaft, a block vertically slidable and rotatable thereon and in threadeden-Y gagement with the shaft, rods radiating from said block and figuretoys rotatably mounted at the outer'ends of said rods,.said block beingformed of upper and lower sections, a conflgurated Vde-v ,iprers'sion inthe upper facel of the lower section exposed to saidV shaft,'with theend of the depression adjacent the shaft being at a. lower level jand asimilarlyshaped key in said depression having a finger end capable oflowering movement intol the inner end of said depression and tracking inthe groove in the spirally grooved shaft.

3. Ina toy of the character described, a spiralof two sections and a keyfinger secured between said sections and having a curved end tracking Yin the'groove of the spirally grooved shaft, one of said sections beingcut-,away adjacent the Ytracking end'of the key linger-for the receptionof said tracking end during upward sliding movement of the Ablockforjreplacing thesame at the upper end of the vertical 'shaftJ JAKOBHoJNoWsKI.

